LHF NEWS
06-19-2009, 10:20 AM
Boston Globe, 19 Jun 2009 - The Massachusetts Bar Association, in a wide-ranging report released yesterday, called for the overhaul and reexamination of law enforcement efforts to combat drug use and the penalties nonviolent drug users face under current laws. The report, titled The Failure of the War on Drugs: Charting a New Course for the Commonwealth, says its recommendations could save the state $25 million annually through reduced minimum sentencing and the parole of nonviolent drug offenders, according to a statement from the bar association.
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